INNOVATION- A New Device

During the first meeting with my lecturer we discussed the scope and deliverables for the project. The project brief, much like the subject area, is very open to interpretation. We were encouraged to explore the brief in whatever way we felt reflected our own personal goals and this was excellent news for further developing my paradigms. During this meeting, I was introduced to a very interesting little device called a 'Leap Motion'. It is device that allows high fidelity hand and finger tracking within 3D space and it really grabbed my attention.

The highly accurate tracking allows for some really organic interaction and the inclusion of the Z axis paves the way for new avenues of exploration that were unavailable to me when exploring iPad interaction. This could very well be just the device I have been looking for and I will be exploring how, and if, I can use it as the focus for the development of the project. Ideally I'll have it running in UDK as that is the development environment that I am most comfortable in and therefore can have applications up and running as quickly as possible. More news to come.